China As A Security Risk: NATO: The recently held North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit for the first time has explicitly described China as a security risk. The other two threats identified by the NATO ‘declaration’ are Russia and terrorism. North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO): Formation: NATO was established by the North Atlantic Treaty (also […]
Category: Important Organisations
Antonio Guterres : 2nd Term UN Secretary General
Antonio Guterres: 2nd Term UN Secretary-General: The United Nations General Assembly appointed Antonio Guterres as the ninth UN Secretary General (UNSG) for a second term beginning 1st January, 2022 and ending on 31st 2026. India had expressed its support for the re-election of Guterres as UN Chief. About Antonio Guterres: Guterres took oath of office […]
8th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus
8th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus Was Held Recently: It is being hosted by Brunei as it is the chair of the ASEAN grouping this year. Consistent with the ADMM guiding principles of open and outward-looking, the 2nd ADMM in Singapore in 2007 adopted the Concept Paper to establish the ADMM-Plus. The ADMM-Plus is […]
United Nations Convention To Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
United Nations Convention To Combat Desertification (UNCCD): PM Modi delivered the keynote address at the UN ‘high-level dialogue on desertification, land degradation and drought’. He spoke at the Opening Segment in his capacity as the President of the 14th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). […]
‘Open Societies Statement : G7
Open Societies: India signed off on a joint statement by G-7 and guest countries on “open societies”. The ‘Open Societies Statement’ was adopted at the end of an G7 outreach session titled ‘Building Back Together—Open Societies and Economies’, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was invited as a lead speaker. The joint statement was signed by […]
NATO Summit Was Held Recently In Brussels
NATO Summit Was Held Recently In Brussels: NATO Summit was held recently in Brussels. It brought together the leaders of all 30 Allied nations. The heads of the NATO countries said they “remain firmly committed to NATO’s founding Washington Treaty, including that an attack against one Ally shall be considered an attack against us all, […]
President Of United Nations General Assembly For 2021-22.
President Of The 76th Session Of The United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) For 2021-22.: The Maldives’ Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid was elected the President of the 76th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) for 2021-22. The win was welcomed by India as Indian diplomats had been helping the Maldives and India […]
United Nations Economic And Social Council, ECOSOC
United Nations Economic And Social Council, ECOSOC: India has been elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC for the term 2022-24. The UN Charter established ECOSOC in 1945 as one of the six main organs of the United Nations. The Council consists of 54 Member States, which are elected yearly by the […]
United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly: India has decided to vote in support of Maldives’ Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid in the election of the President of the United Nations General Assembly. This time the UNGA head will be chosen from the Asia-Pacific grouping. Asia- Pacific group of the UN: Consists of 53 Member States and is […]
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: The Union Cabinet of India has approved the ratification of an Agreement on “Cooperation in the field of Mass Media” between all the Member States of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. The Agreement was signed in June, 2019. The SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation. It is a Eurasian political, economic, and security […]
